The Lake Isle of Innesfree by William Butler Yeats (A short quiz)

Answer these questions

1. How many stanzas are there in this poem?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3

2. What is the theme of this poem?
a. War
b. Nature
c. Tradition

3. How does the persona feel when he is in Innesfree?
a. Angry
b. Depressed
c. Relaxed

4. The phrase 'veils of the morning' refers to the...
a. mist
b. bee
c. linnet

5. How does one feel when reading Stanza 2?
a. Hopeful
b. Disappointed
c. Peaceful

6. In Stanza 2, we know that:
a. It is peaceful in Innesfree.
b. It is very noisy in Innesfree.
c. It is always crowded in Innesfree.

7. The line 'There midnights all a glimmer' tells us that:
a. The night sky is very dark.
b. The night sky is full of stars.
c. The night sky is constantly covered with clouds.

8. A linnet is...
a. a bird.
b. an insect.
c. a reptile.

9. Where is the persona?
a. In the cabin.
b. In the bee-loud glade.
c. Not in Innesfree.

10. What have you learned from this poem?
a. Animals are pests.
b. Nature gives us peace and tranquility.
c. Living in cities is horrible.


Answers:

1. c
   
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. c
6. a
7. b
8. a
9. c
10. b
    

Life's Brief Candle

Find out how much you know about this poem!

1. Who is the writer of this poem?
a. William Shakespeare
b. William Blake

2. This poem is taken from which play?
a. Hamlet
b. Macbeth

3. What is the tone of this poem?
a. Sad
b. Happy

4. What is the theme of this poem?
a. Tradition
b. Death

5. How do you feel when you read this poem?
a. Angry
b. Depressed

6. The phrase 'poor player' means...
a. a bad actor
b. a penniless actor

7. To the persona, life is...
a. meaningless
b. full of joy

8. Life is being compared to many things in the poem, except:
a. a tale
b. a flower
c. a candle
d. a walking shadow

9. 'Life's but a walking shadow' is an example of:
a. personification
b. alliteration

10. What is the moral value you can gain from reading this poem?
a. Life is meaningful.
b. Life is full of agony.

ANSWERS:

1. a
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. a